Putting DIY know-how to work saving energy at home
Have you ever wondered, “What is the difference between Weatherization and Home Performance?” Even if you haven’t, I’ll tell you. Weatherization is the process of retrofitting a home to improve energy efficiency and Home Performance is the result of those efficiency measures. Here are some do-it-yourself weatherization tips to improve your home’s performance and make it more energy efficient.
Posted June 7, 2011 Read More
Applying the Golden Rule on the job
I’m a housing inspector for Nevada Rural Housing Authority. Most of my inspections are for what we call Annual HQS (Housing Quality Standards) Inspections. We are required by HUD to perform these inspections of individual homes on the program to assure that they continue to meet the minimum standards intended to provide “decent, safe, and sanitary housing for the occupants.”
Posted May 3, 2011 Read More
Weatherization Assistance helps communities pay it forward
We are all experiencing the effects of this economy, some worse than others. Every day we watch our hard earned dollars disappear as we pay our bills and try to make ends meet. In the midst of everyone scrambling to stay afloat, there are things we can do to manage our home expenses and, indirectly, help those around us.
Posted September 20, 2010 Read More
Learning to walk the energy conservation talk
There was a time in my life when I had few worries. A solid job, good quality of life and sticking to a budget was something other people had to do in tough times. Great salaries and bonuses were the norm and “energy conservation” was part of some foreign language that no one I knew spoke.
Posted June 24, 2010 Read More
Understanding the meaning of success–finally
“Success isn’t measured by how much money you have in the bank nor by the style of clothes you wear. It’s not measured by the size of the house you live in or by how many fancy cars you drive. Success is simply measured by how many smiles you bring to others throughout your life.”
Posted May 19, 2010 Read More